Microsoft Offers Windows 10 Parental Controls that Help Children Stay Safe Online

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Chandigarh 19^th June:- Summer holidays are here and with the soaring temperatures kids tend to spend a lot more time indoors, and on the internet. While the cyber world has a lot of positive activities and avenues for learning, it comes with its own risks, especially for children. According to the recent Microsoft Digital Civility Index, teens reported much higher and frequent online risks than adults. The report also found that parents can have the greatest impact on the digital safety of their kids, with a large number of teens placing their faith and trust in parents to keep them safe.

According to Dr. Jyoti Kapoor Madan, a Senior Psychiatrist, parents need to be more attentive and alert about their child’s surroundings in the cyber world. They should also watch for behavioural change caused due to emotional abuse online, and must take preventive measures. While they need to enable their kids with devices and access to the internet, to stay attuned and competitive, they must ensure, at the same time that the devices are equipped with the best safety and security features.

Asahi India Glass Denotes Sustainability with Mahindra TERI-Centre of Excellence

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Chandigarh 19^th June:- Mahindra and TERI’s new Center of Excellence (CoE) was inaugurated in Gurugram by the group Chairman Anand Mahindra. Asahi India Glass Ltd. (AIS) – India’s leading integrated glass company has completed their most-celebrated energy efficient project Mahindra-TERI CoE’s new research facility.

Mahindra TERI Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Habitats has been established to develop energy efficient innovative solutions tailored to the Indian building sector and climates. It would also develop an effective dissemination strategy for energy efficient envelope design and water use for sustainable habitats. Mahindra TERI CoE is a SVA-GRIHA 5-star rated building. The recently inaugurated CoE at Gurugram has employed innovated products from AIS, India’s leading integrated glass company in its structure. Products like high performance energy efficient glass, uPVC doors and Windows, laminated skylight work & frameless doors were installed in this building.

On completion of the project, Sanjay Labroo, MD & CEO, Asahi India Glass Ltd (AIS) said that AIS has always believed in sustainable living and one of the ways to show our support and commitment to the same, is through our innovative, specialized and sustainable glass products and solutions. We are extremely proud to be associated with TERI and Mahindra group for this path-breaking project.  He congratulate Anand Mahindra and Mahindra team, Dr Ajay Mathur and TERI team for selecting AIS as a partner of choice for glass solutions at the TERI Center of Excellence. At AIS we shall continue our efforts and investments to help create and support sustainable habitats.

Speaking at the launch, Anand Mahindra, Chairman, Mahindra Group said that we have used the planet’s resources disproportionately for our development so far.  For India to develop, we will need to find new and innovative ways so as to reduce the adverse impact on our planet. To find the right balance between development and sustainability is a big opportunity for businesses to make profit and flourish and therefore being green should not be considered as a burden or cost.

Talking about the need for green buildings and sustainability,  Anita Arjundas, Managing Director, Mahindra LifeSpaces said that the Centre of Excellence is an outcome of the vision to bring academia, developers, and the building material industry partners together to work on building materials and innovation for the Indian context.

Ajay Mathur, Director General, TERI said that 2/3^rd of India is yet to be built. We need to find new sustainable building materials. This initiative of CoE has been 2 years in the making and has been made possible with Mahindra LifeSpaces and our partners like Asahi India Glass(AIS) who have supported the CoE with energy efficient fenestration and glazing solutions.

Kare Partners Chandigarh Announces Cost Effective Heart Surgeries for the Economically Challenged

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Chandigarh 19^th June:- US based healthcare provider “Kare Partners” which started its operation in India in 2012 with an aim to serve the needy with world class treatment facilities in tier 2 & tier 3 cities of India has today successfully established its 9 Heart Centres and Surgery Centres across the Upper north of country .

The Chandigarh Heart centre launched a charity plan under which it is providing an Angioplasty Procedure for just Rs. 60,000/-, which also includes cost of a Stent & Angiography, if the case is Single Vessel disease (SVD) with no hidden charges. 

Departmental Head Dr. Ashutoosh Bhardawaj, DM Cardiology, Ex PGI has already done the procedure for a patient under this scheme. He briefed that how one can avail this facility–A patient needs to have at least one of the certified documents like BPL card, Letter from Sarpanch, Letter from MC, Deputy Commissioner Letter and Sub divisional Magistrate letter. 

Commenting on the special charity plan launched for the economically challenged Liz Ross, Director, Kare Partners Group, USA said that the hardest part of being a cardiac medical person in India is having to tell a patient the cost of heart surgery and watch the despair in their eyes. To produce the finances required can wipe out a family. For these needy families we have introduced this charity plan with a commitment of no compromise on the quality of the treatment and services.

Chandigarh heart centre has also recently introduced BYPASS surgery and has conducted 10 surgeries. One of our female patients with age 66 came to the hospital on 4^th June, with complaints of chest pain, sweating and breathlessness. The patient’s Angiography was done and was diagnosed with triple vessel disease. Patient was advised for Coronary Artery Bypass graft (CABG). The family was very worried but our doctors counselled them in detail and gave all the understanding about the procedure. Family and the patient were highly satisfied and convinced.

On 11^th June,the surgery was done successfully without any complications by Dr. Shashi Jindal, Cardiothoracic Surgeon. The Next very day, patient was extubated and is stable and responding very well to post-op treatment. The patient has no symptoms with which she came and will be able to do the daily routine jobs easily. The family members are equally happy with the services of the hospital. Since opening, many other patients have undergone this procedure.

Kare Partners is pleased to contribute to patients and their health in a transparent, ethical, and affordable manner.In the three months since roll out the By Pass surgeries   has attracted patients from remote locations that provide a barometer of scope for cardiac services in the City beautiful.

The centre is fully equipped for the entire dimension of cardiac care services from angiography to By -Pass surgery .To provide seamless facilities Kare Partners Heart Centre Chandigarh also have CCU (Critical Care Unit) which is headed by Dr. Aditya Jindal, DM Pulmonary Medicine, Dr. Gourav Jain, MD DM Neurology and Dr. Neha Garg, DM Nephrology. The Chandigarh Centre is well endowed in the realm of human resources. All the doctors on the panel are Ex-PGI and have substantial years of experience behind them. This Hospital is spread over in an area of 10000 sq ft, has all the facilities and latest equipment’s to support its surgeries alongwith fixed panel Cath Lab within the premises. Centre is providing 24×7 cardiac emergency services supported by a cardiac ambulance with advanced cardiac life support (ACLS).

The endeavour of our management team is to develop the value and identity of our brand, in a manner that it becomes synonymous with high quality, reliability, safety, ethical practices, credibility and patient satisfaction. We will also utilized this period for a focused publicity campaign to highlight our endeavour that is helping patients of weaker sections to get cardiac services at affordable rates with world class infrastructure & facility.

Present on the occasion were, Ms Shipra Goel AVP Brand marketing & Community Relations, Dr. Ashutoosh Bhardawaj DM Cardiology and Dr. Shashi Jindal, Cardiothoracic Surgeon.

She’s Mercedes Celebrates the Success of Women in Various Fields

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Chandigarh 19^th June:- India’s largest luxury car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz in association with Vogue celebrated the success of women with the launch of a specially crafted programme: She’s Mercedes. The programme highlights the accomplishments and successes of women and honors the multiple roles women play to make society better. She’s Mercedes is an Inspiration Circle; a place where women can connect and exchange ideas, share experiences and learn from one another; a hub for sparking conversation, offering new perspectives and supporting ambitions. Present at the launch of She’s Mercedes were distinguished women from diverse fraternities who have created a niche for themselves: India’s leading Fashion Designer Neeta Lulla, Pastry Chef, Founder of Theobroma, Kainaz Messman, and Alisha Abdullah, the country's first female national racing champion. Also present were Adhuna Bhabani - hair stylist and the co-host of BBLUNT, Aditi Kothari Desai, Head, Sales and Marketing, DSP BlackRock Investment Managers, Anupama Chopra, an Author, Journalist and a film critic and Preeta Sukhtankar – Founder of TheLabelLife.com. Speaking on the momentous occasion, Roland Folger, MD & CEO, Mercedes-Benz India said that Mercedes-Benz’s philosophy of the ‘best or nothing’ is a notion that was originally embodied by visionary automotive pioneer Bertha Benz. As the first person to undertake a long distance car ride, Bertha validated the concept of the automobile, thus laying the foundation for a whole new industry and paving the way for the Mercedes-Benz’s success story. The pioneering spirit of Mercedes-Benz. She’s Mercedes is a global initiative by Mercedes-Benz to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of women in all walks of life. We at Mercedes-Benz India would like to challenge the stereotype that success is usually male-driven. With our She’s Mercedes initiative, we want to recognize the successes of women in India and their determination to overcome all odds to become distinguished. She’s Mercedes is an innovative and special platform by which we would like to showcase our love, respect and care for women. It is our unique way of paying tribute to their achievements. She’s Mercedes consists of networking events, a print magazine and a digital hub, the primary aim being to create a dialogue: Embedded in a mix of formats, exceptional women from different fields and industries give us their personal insights into topics all around business and private life, as well as how to successfully balance the two. The programme will provide an exclusive experience to female customers both on product level as well as in terms of being associated with brand. Exclusive invites will be shared with female customers to get an experience of product launches and various other events. We have been witnessing a sharp surge in the trend of women dominating the Indian luxury industry. The journey of being the prime influencers to being end customers was quite swift. Women today wear the hat of the head of the family. A recent survey conducted by industry body Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) concluded that highly affluent women in India account for an overall market share of about 15 per cent. Much of the spike in sales of Mercedes Benz SUVs is courtesy women buyers, they find SUVs practical, comfortable and safe as their functionality appeals to them. From an insignificant number couple of years ago, we have now witnessed women customers forming a significant 10-12 per cent of our customer base in India. These women patrons are mostly young successful professionals, entrepreneurs and they highly prefer our new design language.

Sefina: New Insecticide from BASF Helps Indian Farmers Protect Crops and Increase Yields

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Chandigarh 19^th June:- Farmers in India will be able to protect their crops and boost productivity with the launch of Sefina insecticide today by BASF.  The pioneering solution is powered by BASF’s new active ingredient, Inscalis®, the first of its kind from a novel chemical class, Pyropenes. Offering a new mode of action for the control of key insect pests, Sefina gives farmers a powerful new tool to combat resistance, as part of integrated pest management programs. Sefina is registered for use on cotton and other vegetable crops to control critical piercing-sucking insect pests such as jassids and whiteflies (both adults and early instar nymphs). 

Gustavo Palerosi Carneiro, Senior Vice President, Crop Protection Asia Pacific, said that growers in India are now among the first in the world to benefit from our latest innovation in farming. He said further that farming is the biggest job on earth. At BASF, we are dedicated to listening and working alongside farmers to understand their needs, so that we apply our expertise to help them face this enormous challenge successfully.

Joel D. Johnson, Global Marketing Manager for Insecticides, said that Sefina’s unique mode of action is a result of collaborative and innovative methods to create a precise solution for piercing-sucking pest control, and it is the first of its kind in the BASF portfolio. He added that this new innovation reaffirms our commitment to help our customers across boundaries to treat a variety of crop and non-crop pests with the lowest use rates compared to current standards.

Dish TV India Achieves ISO 27001 Certification

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Chandigarh 19^th June:- Dish TV India Limited, world’s largest single country DTH Company, has achieved the ISO 27001 Certification, the international standard that sets out and describes requirements and best practices for an Information Security Management System (ISMS). Dish TV India has received ISO 27001 certification for its Noida and Greater Noida facilities.

ISO 27001, considered the gold standard for information security, ensures systematic examination of the organization’s security risks leading to design and implementation of a coherent and comprehensive suite of information security controls. The standard also includes establishing, implementing and operating an ISMS along with constant monitoring, review and improvement so that security controls meet the organization’s information security needs on an ongoing basis.

Exhilarated at the achievement, Anil Dua, Group Chief Executive Officer, Dish TV India Limited, said that our unwavering dedication towards ensuring the very best entertainment experience for our customers is evident from our efforts in achieving new milestones and setting very high standards. The prestigious ISO 27001 certification will help us set the highest standard of information security controls & measures to protect information from any internal or external threat.

Delighted at receiving the certification, V. K. Gupta, Chief Technical Officer, Dish TV India Limited, said that with ISO 27001 certification, we have reinforced our commitment to providing complete assurance to our customers towards our security protocols, controls and practices. Information security management encompasses all types of information and determines how information is processed, stored, transferred, archived and destroyed. Dish TV India will continue its endeavor towards protection of information assets from potential security breaches.

Under the certification, Dish TV India implemented 114 controls, spanning 14 domains encompassing various departments such as IT, HR, Sales, Revenue Assurance, Administration, Business Process Engineering, Call Centre technology, RF and Electrical.  With more than 10 months of planning and implementing stringent controls, Dish TV India defined well-rounded ISMS policies and ensured complete employee awareness and compliance.